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THREAD! 👇 2020/21 Premier League tactical analysis: Chelsea 1-3 Manchester City

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🔍 Chelsea set up in a 4-3-3 formation with N’Golo Kanté, Mateo Kovacic and Mason Mount in midfield and a front three of Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner and Christian Pulisic (1/8)

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🔍 They defended with a 4-3-3 formation and a back four of César Azpilicueta, Kurt Zouma, Thiago Silva and Ben Chilwell (2/8)

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🔍 Manchester City made it exceptionally difficult for Chelsea to build from the back unless they clipped the ball from Édouard Mendy to a full-back to bypass City’s wide attackers (3/8)

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🔍 Ziyech and Pulisic often moved infield to operate between the lines; their full-backs advanced with width, and Werner looked to exploit any gaps between City’s defenders (4/8)

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🔍 Manchester City set up in a 4-3-3 formation in possession with Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gündogan in midfield, and Kevin De Bruyne in an unfamiliar false nine position (5/8)

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🔍 They also used a 4-3-3 out of possession, and a front three Raheem Sterling, De Bruyne and Phil Foden pressing from the front (6/8)

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🔍 João Cancelo advanced as a right-sided central midfielder, where he occupied one of Chelsea’s three midfielders; Gündogan and Silva occupied the other two, and Rodri moved to make a three-on-three (7/8)

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🔍 City almost used stand-in goalkeeper Zack Steffen as a central defender, allowing them to create a back four via Jones Stones pushing out to right-back (8/8)

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